''Digital Shades Vol. 1'' is the fourth studio album by

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electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductors * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic c ...

group M83. The album was released on September 3, 2007, and features only founding member Anthony Gonzalez. The album consists of tracks that are more of an

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texture and quality; some songs have light vocals while the album is mostly instrumental. Some tracks even dip into

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music as well which differs vastly from Gonzalez's earlier explorations of

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and

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guitar-influenced song structures. A sequel to the album was released on September 20, 2019, titled ''

DSVII ''DSVII'' (short for ''Digital Shades Vol. II'') is the eighth studio album by French electronic music band M83, released on 20 September 2019 through Naïve and Mute Records. It is a sequel album to '' Digital Shades Vol. 1'', released in 2007. ...

''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Written, composed, and performed by Anthony Gonzalez. * Mixed and mastered by Antoine Gaillet. * Excerpt in track 8 from the movie soundtrack ''By the Kiss'' directed by

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. * Artwork and illustration by Laurent Fetis.

References

2007 albums M83 (band) albums Mute Records albums Ambient albums by French artists {{2000s-indietronica-album-stub